Having a plan in poker is of tantamount importance, but sticking to that plan isn't always the wisest decision. Many things can change at a poker table. Players can do something completely unexpected. The cards can fall in strange ways. A plan is a good thing, but blindly following it is a bad thing.
But that doesn't mean you should wildly change or abandon your plan at the slightest sign of trouble. Doing this is just as bad as blindly following your plan no matter what happens. The proper way to play is somewhere in the middle. You need to be able to abandon your plan when it isn't working, but recover it when it is.
This can be difficult. The longer you wander away from your plan, the harder it is to come back to it. Also, more complex plans are equally more difficult to reimplement after you have dropped them. Generally, you will need a few factors to be "right" before you can return to your plan. A more complex plan requires more of these factors, and thus will require more strict circumstances to return.
Straying the course is the art of being able to abandon a plan, but also reacquire it when it is again fruitful.
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